maturity
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Is there such a thing as “Godly Venting”?
No. Venting is that thing people (like me) do when something bad or annoying has happened. It usually involves someone else and how they made your life much harder and now all these things are going wrong (read “not like… Continue reading
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Groundhog Day Christians – reliving the same Christian questions over and over again
This was an idea that came up as we looked through Romans 12. Paul describes Christians as those who, through offering their lives and being transformed by the renewing of their mind, they would know God’s will. Some Christians though,… Continue reading
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5 podcasts on pastoring people with mental illness
Over the past 5 weeks, Richard Sweatman and I have been recording a podcast for GrowthGroup/SmallGroup leaders, with advice on how to helpfully deal with people suffering through mental illnesses in their groups. It’s a very tricky topic, and I… Continue reading
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Reblog: Empty bucket theology
Some people have complete ideas in their heads, some people have fuzzy ideas in their heads, and some people have “empty buckets” when it comes to certain ideas. All of these people have things they need to change… “Complete theological… Continue reading
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Moving up the ministry hour-glass
When you’re a young christian, it’s almost as if everything is for you. Church feels aimed at you. There’s a special group for people new like you. You get invited to camps and getaways that teach you things you’ve never… Continue reading
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Not having someone’s gift does not mean ungodliness or immaturity
We must be careful that we do not judge ourselves or others by their lack of certain ministry gifts. Unfortunately, this seems to happen a lot. A godly person sees someone else’s gifts; leadership, preaching, music, prayer, welcoming, stewardship, whatever.… Continue reading
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Their response to sin = their grasp of the gospel
How do you know when someone’s really “got” the gospel? It’s an important question because we spend all this time and energy working hard at helping people get the gospel and keep hold of it. What does that look like?… Continue reading
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What are they afraid of?
If you can help Christians answer this question for themselves, for their own lives and their own ministry involvement, you help them take a big step towards maturity as they face fear with the god who provides and promises to… Continue reading
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MTS training is all about… #1 Character
Everything we do as Christians has something to do with character, right? But MTS training shouldn’t just have something to do with character… Character needs to be the primary goal. In other words, the character of the trainee needs to… Continue reading
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Don’t mistake newlessness for growthlessness
Its really exciting hearing something new; that feeling of having your brain blown and being knocked off your feet as you realise how Jesus transforms your view of the world. We should always thank God for those moments, and look… Continue reading
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